| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 29 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 2 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 1 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 11 |
| Silk Piecer | 2 |
| Silk Weaver | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| House Keeper | 2 |
| Silk Winder | 1 |
| Tailor | 1 |
| Gun Smith | 1 |
| Soldier 88th | 1 |
| Cook | 1 |
| Iron Worker | 1 |
| Labourer | 1 |
| Over Looker In Cotton Mill | 1 |
| Reeler | 1 |
| Ruler | 1 |
| Shoemaker | 1 |
| Tailoress | 1 |
| Nurse | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| White Smith | 1 |
| Formerly School Mistress | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Whilan | 46 |
| Mary Whilan | 44 |
| James Whilan | 21 |
| Thomas Whilan | 21 |
| William Whilan | 20 |
| Catherine Whilan | 18 |
| Patrick Whilan | 16 |
| Joseph Whilan | 14 |
| Margaret Whilan | 13 |
| Annie Whilan | 11 |
| Elizabeth Whilan | 9 |
| Kate Whilan | 9 |
| Michael Whilan | 9 |
| Ellen Whilan | 8 |
| Sarah Whilan | 8 |
| Ann Whilan | 7 |
| Bridget Whilan | 7 |
| Charles Whilan | 7 |
| Daniel Whilan | 6 |
| Jane Whilan | 6 |
| Eliza Whilan | 5 |
| Emma Whilan | 4 |
| Hannah Whilan | 4 |
| Harry Whilan | 4 |
| Julia Whilan | 4 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whelan | 83% | 10,740 |
| 2 | Whalen | 67% | 2,073 |
| 3 | Whalan | 83% | 949 |
| 4 | Wheelan | 71% | 678 |
| 5 | Whilan | 100% | 424 |
| 6 | Whalin | 67% | 317 |
| 7 | Whealan | 71% | 229 |
| 8 | Whelen | 67% | 195 |
| 9 | Whelon | 67% | 151 |
| 10 | Wheelen | 57% | 107 |
The surname Whilan is the 5th most popular variant of Whelan.